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Publisher's Summary

It's 1958. America is about to emerge into a bright new age - an age that will last until the 1,000 days of John F. Kennedy’s presidency.

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Histrionics

Ellroy delivers machine gun prose as his narrative has you switching your allegiance from one lowlife to the next with a cast packed with enough historical facts and figures to almost make you believe that you've uncovered a secret layer to perhaps the most influential period in modern American history. Goodfellas meets LA Confidential meets The West Wing. Epic Skank.

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Brilliantly narrated hard-boiled fiction

A tale of bad men and dishonest deeds against a well-known historical backdrop. Some “celebrities” *were* harmed by the writing of this novel ;-) (or at least their legacy was!).

I wasn’t at all sure about the narrator at first, funnily enough, but his ability to perform all of the accents and somehow give the Kennedy brothers the same accent but different voices quickly had me won over. He suits the laconic style of Ellroy particularly well.

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Sheer brilliance

James Ellroy's writing is unique in its character and I just love it. The tale he tells in this trilogy is perhaps more fascinating to someone of my age who remembers the events covered and the personalities involved, however, anyone could be swept along with the pace and excitement of these books. For me though one person makes this audiobook a superb listen and that is the awesome Jeff Harding as narrator. He makes any book come alive for me and my wife and his ability to keep one interested through a very long book is sheer genius. We have listened to just about every Jeff Harding book on Audible that is over 10 hours long and eagerly await every new one. We have also tried to contact him to let him know just what pleasure he has brought us - but to no avail - so Jeff I hope you read reviews. I am now about to start on the third book in this trilogy and would recommend this series to everyone. It is gritty in places and perhaps a bit too graphic for some - but this is REAL. Full marks to author and narrator - thank you both.

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Gripping "What if?" offering fresh eyes on JFK

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Perfect narration of a near perfect novel

American Tabloid is a monster of a novel written in a distinctive, and powerful, voice.

I loved the book when I first read it, but the audio version is just so much more fun. The narrator is absolutely on the money for every individual voice, and the overall tone of the whole work.

It's a superb performance, and even if you have read the book, I would recommend this without hesitation. It's a hell of a ride.

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5 out of 5 stars

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Gavin Jones

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Never a Dull Moment

Any additional comments?

Don't let the length of this book put you off. It rips along without a single pause for breath. Violent and profane. Supremely enjoyable. My first James Ellroy experience. Dig the narrator. Dig the crazy Kennedy accents.

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3 out of 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars

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3 out of 5 stars

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11-24-16

American Tabloid - violent with a mobster twists

American Tabloid - violent with a mobster, CIA, FBI twistsPacked with a crazy cast of lawyers, hookers & lowlife that without the Kennedy's and Fidel Castro Jeff Harding is a great narrator

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2 out of 5 stars

B. Lawrenson

04-10-16

Glad it's finished

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I think I was listening to a different book when I read the other reviews. I found the book to long, to many characters and very confusing. I didn't like the he said they said comments between Hover and Kemper etc. Give it a miss or prove me wrong.

Would you be willing to try another book from James Ellroy? Why or why not?

Listened to two of James Ellroy books now ( Black Dahlia ) and don't think I will try any more.

Have you listened to any of Jeff Harding’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Jeff Harding is one of my favourite readers and always gives a faultless performance.